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Thunder 110, Bucks 79

OKLAHOMA CITY

Russell Westbrook matched Oscar Robertson’s single-season record with his 41st triple-double. Westbrook clinched his seventh straight triple-double on an assist to Taj Gibson with 9:17 left in the third quarter. He finished with 12 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists. Robertson set the record during the 1961-62 season and Westbrook can break it Wednesday in Memphis. Westbrook also moved into a tie with Wilt Chamberlain for fourth on the career list with his 78th triple-double. Enes Kanter scored 17 points for the Thunder, who posted their largest victory margin of the season. Michael Beasley scored 14 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Bucks.

Nets 141, 76ers 118

PHILADELPHIA

Brook Lopez and Jeremy Lin each scored 16 points. The 19-win Nets have been buried in last place in the NBA standings for most of the season and not even a recent surge could budge them out of the cellar. The Nets matched a franchise record for points in a first half with 81. Lopez had 12 points, Sean Kilpatrick scored 13 and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had 11 — with the latter two matching or topping their season scoring average.

Wizards 118, Hornets 111

WASHINGTON

John Wall scored 14 of his 23 points in the third quarter and the Wizards returned from a five-game trip and stopped a three-game slide. Kemba Walker scored 37 points, but the All-Star guard went cold in the third quarter along with the rest of the Hornets. After making 26 of their first 42 shots, they went 6 for their next 18 as the game slipped away. Washington won for the 17th time this season when trailing by double digits.

Pacers 108, Raptors 90

INDIANAPOLIS

Paul George scored 18 of his 35 points in the third quarter and the Pacers rallied from a 19-point, first-half deficit. The Pacers ended a four-game losing streak. DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points and Jonas Valanciunas had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Toronto, which had won its previous two. The game was marred by a shoving match between Indiana’s Lance Stephenson and Toronto’s DeMarre Carroll with 3.3 seconds left. The melee spilled down the sideline and into the Pacers’ bench, where Carroll and Toronto’s P.J. Tucker were still jawing with Pacers players.

Knicks 100, Bulls 91

NEW YORK

Carmelo Anthony scored 23 points, and the New York Knicks snapped the Chicago Bulls’ four-game win streak. Courtney Lee had 14 points for New York, and Maurice Ndour added 13 points and 12 rebounds. The Knicks (30-48) had dropped seven of nine. The Bulls (38-40) shot just 38.1 percent from the field and committed 15 turnovers. They dropped into a tie with Indiana for the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference, just a half-game ahead of idle Miami. All-Star Jimmy Butler scored 26 points for Chicago, and Nikola Mirotic had 21 points.

Nuggets 134, Pelicans 131

NEW ORLEANS

Danilo Gallinari scored 28 points and the Denver Nuggets eliminated New Orleans from playoff contention. Gary Harris added 23 points, including a contested 3-pointer that gave Denver an eight-point lead inside the final three minutes, and Nikola Jokic had 21 points and 12 rebounds to help the Nuggets remain on Portland’s heels for the final Western Conference playoff spot. Anthony Davis had 41 points and four blocks. DeMarcus Cousins capped a 30-point, 14-rebound performance with two late 3-pointers, the latter to tie it at 131 with 30.5 seconds left. Jrue Holiday had 18 points and 13 assists.

Associated Press